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IDEM warns of Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday

Monday, August 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has forecast Air Quality Action Day (AQADs) in Marshall County for Tuesday, Aug. 27.

On Tuesday, ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange) for Plymouth, Knox, South Bend,

Elkhart, Goshen, Logansport, Warsaw, Winamac, and all other cities within the area.

Temperatures exceeding 95 degrees across most of the state and prevailing winds remaining light are favorable for ozone development that reaches the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) range in these areas.

The Air Quality Action Day will be effective from midnight Monday until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, August 27th.